Incidence and Prevalence of Uveitis in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers of the Pacific Northwest

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Suhler, Eric B ^a,b   Lloyd, Michael J ^b   Choi, Dongseok ^b   Rosenbaum, James T ^b   Austin, Donald F ^b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B7 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; UVEITIS; VETERAN;

EID: 56249135275     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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